Defence spending
US$278.25m
1.6% of GDPGDP 2024
2021 annual observation. Annual military expenditure, current US dollars at the year's exchange rate; not procurement orders.
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Southern Asia · Military profile
Afghanistan country profile with source-backed equipment operators and dated national observations. The linked records retain their published sources and reference years.
01 / National data
Military, personnel and economic indicators
2021 annual observation. Annual military expenditure, current US dollars at the year's exchange rate; not procurement orders.
EQUIPMENT & WEAPONS
Equipment listed in inventory and operator sources, grouped by force and category. Sourced quantities retain their date, variant coverage and inventory status. Equipment without a documented count is listed by type.
120 matching equipment types
| Equipment | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| Support aircraft | |
| Antonov An-26 | 3Taliban · 2025 1Afghan Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Antonov An-32 | 1Taliban · 2025 2Afghan Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Cessna 208 Caravan | 2Taliban · 2025 6Afghan Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano | 1Afghan Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Trainer aircraft | |
| Aero L-39 Albatros | 1Afghan Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Helicopters | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender | 5Afghan Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Mil Mi-17 | In service |
| Mil Mi-24 | 4Afghan Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Mil Mi-8 | 7Afghan Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| UH-60 Black Hawk | 4Taliban · 2025 7Afghan Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Equipment | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| Tanks | |
| M915 (truck) | 72026Wikipedia |
| T-54/T-55 | ≥1102026Wikipedia |
| T-62 | In service |
| Armoured vehicles | |
| BMP-1 | 3502026Wikipedia |
| BMP-2 | 1502026Wikipedia |
| BTR-50 | 1002026Wikipedia |
| BTR-70 | 3602026Wikipedia |
| BTR-80 | In service |
| International MaxxPro | 702026Wikipedia |
| M1117 armored security vehicle | 6362026Wikipedia |
| M113 armored personnel carrier | 1732026Wikipedia |
| M577 command post carrier | In service |
| Equipment | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| Anti-aircraft guns | |
| ZPU | In service |
| ZU-23-2 | 182026Wikipedia |
| Portable air defence | |
| FIM-92 Stinger | In service |
| Equipment | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| Small arms | |
| AGS-17 | In service |
| AK-47 | In service |
| AK-74 | In service |
| AKM | In service |
| AMD-65 | In service |
| ASH-78 | In service |
| Colt 933 | In service |
| Degtyaryov machine gun | In service |
| DShK | In service |
| FB Beryl | In service |
| FB PM-63 | In service |
| Heckler & Koch G3 | In service |
| Equipment | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| Radar & sensors | |
| Aimpoint CompM4 | In service |
| AN/PEQ-2 | In service |
| ELCAN Specter | In service |
| P-18 radar | In service |
Coverage is incomplete. “Not documented” means no linked inventory evidence, not zero equipment. Methodology ↗
04 / Data record
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 IISS population assessment | 49,474,805 people | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |
National full-time active military personnel; the separately reported reserve, gendarmerie and paramilitary totals are excluded.
2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate.
2024 annual observation. Annual nominal GDP, current US dollars; not purchasing-power parity.
2020 annual observation. Active-duty military personnel, including qualifying paramilitary forces; not an active-regular-only count.
Military reserve personnel in the 2025 IISS source edition cited by this Wikipedia row. Reservists are not normally kept under arms and are available for mobilisation. Excludes the separately reported Active military and Paramilitary columns. This is the cited edition year, not an exact census date.
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